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Bannerbear

The Bannerbear modules allow you to monitor, create, update, send, retrieve, and list the collections, images, and videos, in your Bannerbear account.

Getting Started with Bannerbear

Prerequisites

Note

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Make scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connect Bannerbear to Make

To connect your Bannerbear account to Make you need to obtain the API Key from your Bannerbear account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog in the Make module.

  1. Log in to your Bannerbear account.

  2. Click Projects > Select the project for which you want to establish the connection > Setting / API Key.

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  3. Copy the API Key to your clipboard.

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  4. Go to Make and open the Bannerbear module's Create a connection dialog.

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  5. In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  6. In the API Key field, enter the API key copied in step 3, and click Continue.

The connection has been established.

Image

Watches for a new image.

See the Setting Up Bannerbear Webhooks for adding the webhooks in your Bannerbear account.

Webhook Name

Enter (map) a name for the webhook.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Lists all images.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of images Make should return during one execution cycle.

Gets an image.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Image UUID

Select or map the Image UUID whose details you want to retrieve.

Creates an image.

Connection

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Template UUID

Select or map the Template UUID for the image you want to create.

Modifications

Add the changes you want to make to the image you want to create:

Name

Enter (map) a name for the image.

Text

Enter (map) the text you want to mention about the image.

Color

Enter (map) the color of the image object. For example, #FF0000.

Background

Enter (map) the color of the image background. For example, #FF0000.

Font Type

Select or map the font type of the image text.

Anchor X

Select or map the shift layer along the x-axis. For example, left.

Anchor Y

Select or map the shift layer along the y-axis. For example, left.

Fill Type

Select or map the image color fill type. For example, fill.

Image URL

Enter (map) the URL address of the image URL address you want to create.

Chart Data

Enter (map) a comma-delimited list of numbers to send to a Bar Chart object.

Rating

Enter (map) a number from 0 to 100 to send to a Star Rating object.

Target

Enter (map) the URL address or text to send to a QR Code object.

Hide

Select whether you want to hide the object.

Webhook URL

Enter (map) the webhook URL address to post the image after the rendering is completed.

Transparent

Select whether you want to keep the transparent background for the image.

Metadata

Enter (map) the metadata for the image. For example, the ID of a record in your DB.

Video

See the Setting Up Bannerbear Webhooks for adding the webhooks in your Bannerbear account.

Watch for a new video template.

Webhook Name

Enter (map) a name for the webhook.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Watches for a new video that is pending approval or completion.

Webhook Name

Enter (map) a name for the webhook.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Lists all videos.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of videos Make should return during one execution cycle.

Status

Select or map the status of the video:

  • Completed

  • Pending Approval

Gets a video.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Video UUID

Select or map the Video UUID whose details you want to retrieve.

Creates a video.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Video Template UUID

Select or map the Template UUID for the video you want to create.

Input Media URL

Enter (map) the URL address of the video or audio file.

Modifications

Add the changes you want to make to the video you want to create:

Name

Enter (map) a name for the video.

Text

Enter (map) the text you want to mention about the video.

Color

Enter (map) the color of the video object. For example, #FF0000.

Background

Enter (map) the color of the video object background. For example, #FF0000.

Image URL

Enter (map) the URL address of the video URL address you want to create.

Chart Data

Enter (map) a comma-delimited list of numbers to send to a Bar Chart object.

Rating

Enter (map) a number from 0 to 100 to send to a Star Rating object.

Target

Enter (map) the URL address or text to send to a QR Code object.

Hide

Select whether you want to hide the object.

Webhook URL

Enter (map) the webhook URL address to post the image after the rendering is completed.

Metadata

Enter (map) the metadata for the video. For example, the ID of a record in your DB.

Trim to Length in Seconds

Enter the seconds for which you want to remove the content from the video or audio file.

Modifies a video.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Video UUID

Select or map the Video UUID whose details you want to update.

Transcription

Add the transcriptions for the video which you want to update.An array of strings of your new transcription.

Please Note: Each element of the transcription array represents a specific timestamp. For that reason, the number of lines of your patched text must match the original. Bannerbear will not update the record if the number is different. Editing transcriptions are meant for minor corrections, not making major changes.

Approves a video.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Video UUID

Select or map the Video UUID you want to approve.

Rejects a video.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Video UUID

Select or map the Video UUID you want to delete.

Collection

Lists all collections.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of collections Make should return during one execution cycle.

Gets a collection.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Collection UUID

Select or map the Collection UUID whose details you want to retrieve.

Creates a collection.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Template Set UUID

Select or map the Template Set UUID for the collection you want to create.

Modifications

Add the changes you want to make to the collection you want to create:

Name

Enter (map) a name for the collection.

Text

Enter (map) the text you want to mention about the collection.

Color

Enter (map) the color of the object. For example, #FF0000.

Background

Enter (map) the color of the collection background. For example, #FF0000.

Image URL

Enter (map) the URL address of the image URL address you want to create.

Chart Data

Enter (map) a comma-delimited list of numbers to send to a Bar Chart object.

Rating

Enter (map) a number from 0 to 100 to send to a Star Rating object.

Target

Enter (map) the URL address or text to send to a QR Code object.

Hide

Select whether you want to hide the object.

Webhook URL

Enter (map) the webhook URL address to post the image after the rendering is completed.

Metadata

Enter (map) the metadata for the video. For example, the ID of a record in your DB.

Other

Watches for a new template.

See the Setting Up Bannerbear Webhooks for adding the webhooks in your Bannerbear account.

Webhook Name

Enter (map) a name for the webhook.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://api.bannerbear.com For example: /v1/collections

Note

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Bannerbear API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

The following API call returns all the images from your Bannerbear account:

URL:

/v1/images

Method:

GET

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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body.

In our example, 3 images were returned:

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Creates an animated gif.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Bannerbear account.

Template UUID

Select or map the Template UUID for the gif you want to create.

Frames

Add the frames you want to make to the gif you want to create:

Name

Enter (map) a name for the gif.

Text

Enter (map) the text you want to mention about the gif.

Color

Enter (map) the color of the gif object. For example, #FF0000.

Background

Enter (map) the color of the gif background. For example, #FF0000.

Font Type

Select or map the font type of the image text.

Anchor X

Select or map the shift layer along the x-axis. For example, left.

Anchor Y

Select or map the shift layer along the y-axis. For example, left.

Fill Type

Select or map the image color fill type. For example, fill.

Image URL

Enter (map) the URL address of the image URL address you want to create.

Chart Data

Enter (map) a comma-delimited list of numbers to send to a Bar Chart object.

Rating

Enter (map) a number from 0 to 100 to send to a Star Rating object.

Target

Enter (map) the URL address or text to send to a QR Code object.

Hide

Select whether you want to hide the object.

Set FPS Value

Select or map the frame per second value.

Fram Duration

Enter (map) a value for the frame duration.

FPS

Enter (map) the frame per second for the gif.

Loop

Select whether the gif is looped.

Webhook URL

Enter (map) the webhook URL address to post the image after the rendering is completed.

Transparent

Select whether you want to keep the transparent background for the image.

Metadata

Enter (map) the metadata for the image. For example, the ID of a record in your DB.

Uncategorized

  1. Open any Watch module, establish a connection, click Save, and copy the URL address to your clipboard.

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  2. Log in to your Bannerbear account.

  3. Click Projects > Open the project > Setting/API > Advanced Settings and navigate to the webhook section.

  4. In the Endpoint URL field, enter the URL address copied in step 1 and select the event for which you want to receive the alerts.

  5. Click Create Webhook.

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You have successfully added the webhook. Go to Make and run the scenario to receive the trigger when the specified event occurs.